One example of the university's work is the Digital Inclusion partnership developed to improve access for older people to GP services such as appointments and online prescriptions. Other research has helped support carers with new digital technologies to manage care demands.
The University of Brighton's input to the CDP Testbed project will be led by Dr Theo Fotis, an expert on creating, implementing and evaluating digital health solutions, and also Academic Lead of the Brighton & Hove Digital Health Living Lab. Susannah Davidson and Jennifer Wells, Knowledge Exchange Managers for the university's schools of Sport and Health Sciences and Architecture, Technology and Engineering, will also be members of the project oversight group.
Dr Theo Fotis, Reader in the University of Brighton's School of Sport and Health Sciences, said: “The University of Brighton is very well equipped to address this challenge. The creation of our Brighton Test Bed will build on previous innovative approaches to overcome loneliness and isolation, reduce health inequalities and build resilience in carers and those they care for.